French Macaroon
French Macaroon is a bright and airy Neutral from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 7 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
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LRV
73.91
French Macaroon in Real Rooms
French Macaroon has a high LRV of 73.91 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
7 Living Room Photos
French Macaroon provides a subtle architectural "lift" to a living room, especially those with high ceilings or intricate crown molding. The way shadows settle into the corners with this particular shade adds a layer of history and gravity to the space, making even a new build feel like it has stories to tell.
Living room walls embrace the soft, inviting French Macaroon tone.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 74, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (86 vs 74) makes Sugar Cookie the marginally brighter of the two.
Crisp Linen reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 74), opening up a space where French Macaroon encloses it.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Raspberry Glacé encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Navajo White reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, French Macaroon is decisively the brighter choice.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 34, French Macaroon is decisively the brighter choice.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Comet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Stoneware the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Navajo White the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Sandy Brown encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 54, French Macaroon is decisively the brighter choice.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where Oakwood Manor encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, French Macaroon is decisively the brighter choice.
French Macaroon reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Putnam Ivory encloses it.